"Procrastination is a lazy man's apology." — Chinua Achebe

"Procrastination is a lazy man's apology."

— Chinua Achebe

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162 Quotes by Chinua Achebe

Chinua Achebe has 162 quotes on this site. A few more worth reading:

One of the truest tests of integrity is its blunt refusal to be compromised.
When suffering knocks at your door and you say there is no seat for him, he tells you not to…
When old people speak it is not because of the sweetness of words in our mouths; it is because we…
People say that if you find water rising up to your ankle, that's the time to do something about it,…
I tell my students, it's not difficult to identify with somebody like yourself, somebody next door who looks like you.…
A functioning, robust democracy requires a healthy educated, participatory followership, and an educated, morally grounded leadership.
The only thing we have learnt from experience is that we learn nothing from experience.
Oh, the most important thing about myself is that my life has been full of changes. Therefore, when I observe…
What a country needs to do is be fair to all its citizens - whether people are of a different…
Art is man's constant effort to create for himself a different order of reality from that which is given to…
The problem with leaderless uprisings taking over is that you don't always know what you get at the other end.…
Democracy is not something you put away for ten years, and then in the 11th year you wake up and…

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More Apology Quotes

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The only correct actions are those that demand no explanation and no apology. — Red Auerbach
Even now, we make no apologies for the choice we made. The sacrifices we made were selfless. The options we… — Ibrahim Babangida
I'd love to be a diva. But I'd then have to send so many apology notes for my abhorrent behaviour. — Amy Adams
A man is not old until regrets take the place of dreams. — John Barrymore
To apologize is to lay the foundation for a future offense. — Ambrose Bierce
It is easier to forgive an enemy than to forgive a friend. — William Blake
I apologize for lying to you. I promise I won't deceive you except in matters of this sort. — Spiro T. Agnew
An apology for the devil: it must be remembered that we have heard one side of the case. God has… — Samuel Butler
If you even dream of beating me you'd better wake up and apologize. — Muhammad Ali
There are only two or three human stories, and they go on repeating themselves as fiercely as if they had… — Willa Cather
You've probably noticed already that I'm dressed like a grown-up... I apologize to the Academy, and I promise that I… — Cher
A stiff apology is a second insult... The injured party does not want to be compensated because he has been… — Gilbert K. Chesterton

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